From helping to identify tumors to guiding trading decisions on Wall Street, artificial intelligence has begun to inform important decision-making, but always with the input of a human. However, not all humans respond the same way to algorithmic advice. This episode of Consequential looks at human-in-the-loop AI.
Author: Jaya Prisco
The impact of AI and technology in today’s society
Technology is at the core of our lives. Technology has become so ubiquitous that often technological progress has surrogated for the more general notion of progress, hiding truths about social, ideological and philosophical progress that often underpin true progression.It has been forgotten that the point of technology was once to create more productive lives, to…
Hes Zananai (womanhood)
Featured March 8th 2023 • Jaya Prisco • Alain Pottier •Sukha • Madina Forogh •Ahdiya • Sofia • Amidst the current regime of the Taliban, the resilience and splendor of Afghan women shines like a precious gem. Though facing arduous obstacles, they radiate a deep-rooted cultural richness that inspires and illuminates even in the darkest of times. However, their struggles cannot be overlooked….
SL(AI)VES
Featured April 27th 2023 • Jaya Prisco • Alain Pottier • Amir Rezazadeh • Gloryce Dofeel • Renata Aliu • Tea • Anita • Natsumi • Nana Honda • Calculators can replace mathematicians,But can it replace the good old parody of how many apples Johnny was left with? Emojis can replace a good night’s kiss,But can it replace the human heart pounding…
Fast fashion and waste
Every 10 minutes, Australians throw away 15 tonnes of fashion waste on the planet. This amounts to 800,000 tons per individual a year. With the increase in buying and producing fashion products, about 148 million tonnes of fashion waste is expected by 2030. This is fuelled by a relentless pursuit of up-to-datedness but is being…
Wasted
Featured February 25th 2023 • Jaya Prisco • Suleiman Thomas •Saphire Gaskas • Anna Royals • Dress by Eudeamonnia The product pride and artistry And craftsmanship that used to be Are vanishing before our eyes As trash today’s consumer buys. Creations that are works of art In modern commerce have no part. To businesses their sole concern Is how much profit will it…
Tedx Talks- Systemic Racism: Australia’s great white silence | Jonathan Sri
Racism is more entrenched and systemic than most of us realise. Using a range of practical case studies, Jonathan shows how Australia’s white supremacist history continues to influence present-day political, legal and cultural institutions. Mainstream conversations about racism too often focus on overt bigotry, rather than covert structural oppression. The deeper issues are ignored and…
First Nations and Torres Strait Islanders’ rights
During the 90’s and leading into the early 2000’s, there was a society wide expectation that racism was largely over. Although many forms of explicit racism had vanished from the primary social view, racism still occurred and occurs in the realms where its most damaging effects manifested; economic and cultural. The banishing of explicit iconographic racism should be seen…
Always was, Always will be
Featured January 26th 2023 • Jaya Prisco • Alain Pottier • Joey • Violet Spencer • IIluka • • Dress & jewellery by Paul McCann We see the land, we see inside, our dreams show the light that you tried to hide. The rain has gone, trees are on fire, the Black Cockatoo is lost to the choir. Our blood runs through rivers, our…
#1402Racism or Classims? Caste Explains that it is Both (Repost)
This episode takes a look at the origins of race and the building of a caste system in the US based largely on the lessons from Isabel Wilkerson, author of “Caste: The Origins of our Discontent”. During a time when race-based science and the eugenics movement were becoming mainstream, they sought to prove that race…